Homicide rate in Fiji
Fiji: Homicide rate was 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Fiji, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Fiji stood at 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Fiji peaked at 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 131 Belarus 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Mauritius 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Libya 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Maldives 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Vietnam 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Georgia 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Fiji
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 343 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.507 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.724 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.721 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.507 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.398 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Fiji?
- Homicide rate in Fiji was 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for homicide rate?
- Fiji ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.